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Charles D'Ambrosio’s collection Loitering brings together eleven of his original essays and adds new, previously uncollected pieces. This volume follows the cult‑following of his earlier work, Orphans, and expands the reach of his exacting, emotionally generous style. D'Ambrosio tackles diverse subjects—Native American whaling, a Pentecostal “hell house,” Mary Kay Letourneau, the work of J.D. Salinger, and often his own family—conveying each with a singular voice that is unmistakably his.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Charles D'Ambrosio
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